Talk about rapid response: the campaign team of President Barack Obama has wasted no time seizing on Mitt Romney’s “secret” campaign fundraising video that was uncovered by Mother Jones and has roiled the 2012 presidential campaign in the last 24 hours.

Romney, in a hasty press conference yesterday in Costa Mesa, acknowledged his marks were “inelegant” and didn’t apologize for his characterization of nearly half of all Americans whom he said don’t pay taxes and won’t vote for him.